Running System Diagnostics 197Running System DiagnosticsIf you experience a problem with your blade, run the diagnostics beforecalling for technical assistance. The purpose of the diagnostics is to test yourblade's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss.If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnelcan use diagnostics test results to help you solve the problem.Using Server Administrator DiagnosticsTo assess a blade problem, first use the online Server Administratordiagnostics. If you are unable to identify the problem, then use the systemdiagnostics.To access the online diagnostics, log into the Server Administrator homepage, and then click the Diagnostics tab. For information about usingdiagnostics, see the online help. For additional information, see the ServerAdministrator User's Guide.System Diagnostics FeaturesThe system diagnostics provides a series of menus and options for particulardevice groups or devices on a blade. The system diagnostics menus andoptions allow you to:• Run tests individually or collectively• Control the sequence of tests• Repeat tests• Display, print, or save test results• Temporarily suspend testing if an error is detected or terminate testingwhen a user-defined error limit is reached• View help messages that briefly describe each test and its parameters• View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully• View error messages that inform you of problems encountered duringtesting
